United Kitchens

What United Kitchens does

United Kitchens is a privately held, French eco-responsible catering and event management company founded in 2017 by Armelle Delaage and operating under Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) status. Headquartered at the Château de Nanterre in the Hauts-de-Seine department, the company runs a vertically integrated platform that combines event venue hire, custom catering, shared professional kitchens (Foodlab), and educational/workshop facilities. Its two physical event venues — the 1,200m² Château de Nanterre (a 1900 Art Déco historical monument 15 minutes from Paris) and Les Voiles-sur-Seine (a 1927 Art Déco venue on the Seine opened in 2025) — anchor the business alongside off-site catering delivery across the Île-de-France region for events ranging from 20 to 4,000 guests.

The company's commercial model spans three integrated revenue streams: (1) Traiteur sur mesure, a quote-based custom catering service offering cocktails, seated meals, buffets, breakfasts and live cooking animations, delivered with zero-waste logistics and 100% electric-vehicle delivery; (2) venue hire at the two owned/operated historic sites (Château de Nanterre from €5,000; Les Voiles-sur-Seine for up to 150 guests); and (3) Foodlab, a 600m² shared professional kitchen rental offering subscription plans from €13.50/hour and pay-as-you-go from €29/hour to artisan food entrepreneurs, with ancillary pricing on team-building activities (€8–€89/person) and zero-waste meal delivery. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by content marketing, social media, and earned media (Le Monde, Le Parisien, WeDemain).

Customer segments include B2B corporate enterprises (the primary segment — Société Générale, EDF, Decathlon, Ferrero, ArianeGroup, SCC, Ville de Paris, among others), artisan food entrepreneurs using the Foodlab, and private individuals hosting weddings/celebrations. A key operational differentiator is the closed-loop ecosystem of 300+ local artisan producers (developed through 350+ Foodlab projects since 2017) that supply 30% of ingredients and benefit from access to United Kitchens' catering distribution channels. The company reports 400–600 events per year and 50,000+ cumulative guests served.

Name

United Kitchens

Legal name

United Kitchens

Website

https://unitedkitchens.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

United Kitchens is a French eco-responsible catering and event company operating the Château de Nanterre and Les Voiles-sur-Seine venues, delivering custom catering across Île-de-France and running a 600m² shared professional kitchen (Foodlab) for artisan food entrepreneurs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Catering Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Food Service Contractors (72231)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Banqueting (In-House Catering) (THAHAKAC), Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF), Event Culinary Staffing & Back-of-House Services (Chefs, Servers, Bartenders) (THAHAKAN), Private Culinary Experiences (Chef’s Table, Home Dining, Market-to-Meal) (THAJALAH)

Keywords

• Eco-responsible catering
• Corporate event catering
• Event venue rental
• Shared professional kitchens
• Zero-waste event services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nanterre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event catering and on-site venue hire: United Kitchens generates revenue primarily through two streams: (1) custom catering services for corporate events across Île-de-France, covering cocktails, seated meals, buffets, breakfasts, and live cooking animations; and (2) rental/hire of its two event venues — the Château de Nanterre and Les Voiles-sur-Seine — for corporate and private events. Catering services scale from small group lunches to events serving up to 4,000 guests. Foodlab membership fees (subscription and pay-as-you-go kitchen rental) represent an additional revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

United Kitchens delivers eco-responsible custom catering services (cocktails, seated meals, buffets, breakfasts, live cooking animations) for groups of 20 to 4,000 guests across Île-de-France, hosted at its two historic venues (Château de Nanterre and Les Voiles-sur-Seine) or delivered off-site. The company also operates a 600 m² shared professional kitchen (Foodlab) for artisan food entrepreneurs, an educational kitchen (Cuisine Pédagogique) for workshops, and provides team-building activities and zero-waste meal delivery. All operations are anchored in a 300+ local artisan food ecosystem and zero-waste, zero-carbon logistics.

Product overview

United Kitchens is an eco-responsible event and catering company operating a platform-plus-venues model. The core offering consists of Traiteur sur mesure (custom catering) supported by two exceptional event venues: Château de Nanterre (a historic 600m² event space 15 minutes from Paris) and Les Voiles-sur-Seine (a 1927 Art Déco venue on the Seine). The ecosystem is anchored by a Foodlab Cuisines Partagées (600m² shared professional kitchens) that incubates local food artisans whose products feed into the catering service, creating a closed-loop model. Supporting offerings include Cuisine Pédagogique (40m² educational kitchen for workshops and R&D), Team Building Activities, and Lunch Bags/Meal Delivery. All services are unified by commitments to zero waste, zero-carbon delivery, 50% vegetarian menus, and local artisan sourcing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Docteur-Pierre: Restaurant homage to the historical Dr. Pierre brand and the site's heritage at Château de Nanterre.
• Foodlab
• Cuisine Pédagogique

Products and services

• Château de Nanterre 600 m² historic event venue 15 minutes from Paris, featuring seminar rooms, restaurant, terraces, permaculture garden, and team building activities. Originally a 1900 listed Art Deco building, now hosting corporate and private events for up to 400 guests.
• Les Voiles-sur-Seine Art Deco event venue on the banks of the Seine in Yvelines, 35 minutes from Paris. Includes Petit Salon (50 m², up to 45 people), Salle de Réception (90 m², up to 80 people), terrace, and 1-hectare prairie. Hosts weddings, private events, corporate seminars, and summer parties for up to 150 guests. Built in 1927 in connection with the 1900 and 1924 Olympic Games.
• Traiteur sur mesure (Custom Catering) Eco-responsible custom catering service for corporate and private events across Île-de-France, offering cocktails (up to 24 pieces per person), seated meals, buffets, breakfasts, and live cooking animations for groups of 20 to 4,000 guests. Features 50% vegetarian menus, zero-waste approach, zero-carbon electric delivery, and integration of local artisan ecosystem.
• Foodlab Cuisines Partagées (Shared Kitchens) 600 m² of shared professional kitchens at Château de Nanterre for culinary entrepreneurs, artisans, and food businesses. Offered via subscription plan (from €13.50/hour with 3 or 6-month commitment) or pay-as-you-go (from €29/hour). Includes workstations, cold storage, dry storage, Qualipad subscription, cleaning, and waste management. Members can integrate their products into United Kitchens' catering offerings.
• Foodlab Cuisine Pédagogique (Educational Kitchen) Independent 40 m² educational kitchen space at the Château for culinary workshops, training sessions, photo and video shoots, R&D, and tastings. Accommodates up to 16 participants in pairs (8 workstations) with direct garden access.
• Lunch Bags & Zero-Waste Meal Delivery Zero-waste meal delivery in reusable glass jars and fabric lunch bags for events and corporate caterings. Includes consigned lunch bag options with themed menus (Orient Express, Cajun, Grand Bleu). Unserved food is redistributed through partnership with Savr.
• Team Building Activities Team building workshops focused on responsible food and eating, with 8 activity options ranging from €8 to €89 HT per person. Designed to complement corporate seminars while reinforcing social and environmental engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% of menu offerings are vegetarian
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• COEO DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Kitchens partnered with COEO Design, a French brand created by Amandine Berthezene (former La Cornue) and Yannick Bonfort (former Alstom engineer), to acquire a TRIO brasero for outdoor cooking animations at events. COEO Design products have won multiple design awards including the German Award Design 2024.
• BrokocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Kitchens partners with Broko, a mission-driven company working in short supply chains with a network of local producers committed to soil preservation. United Kitchens is among Broko's top 5 largest clients for fruits and vegetables.
• SavrminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Savr to redistribute unserved food from events, supporting the zero-waste commitment and preventing food waste.
• ETICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerETIC is a solidarity real estate company that developed the Château de Nanterre as a tier-lieu (third place) focused on Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS). ETIC manages the commercial spaces at the Château where United Kitchens operates.
• OptionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOptions is a partner providing event customization services (furniture, decoration, tableware) for Les Voiles-sur-Seine events, enabling fully personalized event experiences.
• Cuisine Mode d'Emploi(s) (Chef Thierry Marx)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Kitchens partnered with Cuisine Mode d'Emploi(s), the culinary school founded by Chef Thierry Marx, to host a commis de cuisine (kitchen assistant) training program at its Foodlab. The program trains people in semi-liberty for kitchen professions. United Kitchens subsequently hired Farès, a program graduate, as a permanent team member.
• SPIP 92 (Probation and Integration Service of Hauts-de-Seine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SPIP 92 to facilitate the integration of people in semi-liberty into culinary professions through the Cuisine Mode d'Emploi(s) training program hosted at United Kitchens' Foodlab.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• La Belle Assiette: French platform that books vetted private chefs and caterers for in-home and corporate events. Comparable to United Kitchens' corporate event catering motion, B2B off-premise service model and quote-based event delivery, though at smaller average scale.
• Fauchon: Luxury Parisian food and event brand offering traiteur, hampers and high-end catering. Comparable to United Kitchens in premium Paris-based event catering, B2B gifting/meal delivery and association with French gastronomy prestige.
• Potel et Chabot: Paris-based luxury event caterer and historic venue operator serving corporate and private events across France. Directly comparable to United Kitchens in B2B event catering, on-premise venue hosting and scale of large-event execution.
• Lenôtre: Iconic French luxury catering and event brand offering traiteur, banqueting and venue services for enterprise clients. Highly comparable to United Kitchens across catering, premium positioning, B2B event focus and breadth of service lines.
• Traiteurs de France: Network of premium French event caterers serving corporate and private events nationwide. Closely comparable to United Kitchens in custom catering for events, multi-vertical enterprise targeting and quote-based pricing for large gatherings.

Emerging players

• Cook&Go: Paris-based cooking workshop and shared-kitchen concept offering culinary classes and team-building events. Comparable to United Kitchens' Cuisine Pédagogique workshop offering and Foodlab shared-kitchen segment, but without full-scale event catering.

Broad incumbents

• Hôtel de Crillon: Iconic Paris luxury palace hotel offering banqueting, weddings and high-end corporate catering. Comparable to United Kitchens in heritage-venue event hosting and premium corporate catering for large enterprise clients, but with a broader global hospitality footprint.
• Mama Shelter: Hospitality group operating lifestyle hotels with restaurants, rooftop venues and event spaces across major cities. Comparable to United Kitchens in venue-driven corporate event hosting and B2B catering for 100+ guests, though at much larger multi-city scale.
• Saint James Paris: Luxury hotel and private members' club in Paris offering banqueting, weddings and corporate events. Comparable to United Kitchens in heritage venue-based event hosting and premium B2B catering, but operates from a single hotel asset with broader hospitality focus.

Others

• FoodChéri: Paris-based meal delivery and corporate catering platform offering chef-prepared lunches. Comparable to United Kitchens' zero-waste meal delivery / consigned lunch bag offering and B2B corporate catering motion, though food-delivery rather than full event management.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/unitedkitchens

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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